The aura of terror surged from the Chaos Divine Phoenix.
Blazing chaos flames enveloped its entire body, forming a phantom phoenix that shot towards the distance.
Bang!
Further away, another phantom phoenix shot over, also condensed from chaos flames.
The two phantom phoenixes collided, and the phantom phoenix condensed by the Chaos Divine Phoenix was at a disadvantage, collapsing instantly.
The phantom phoenix shooting from the distance did not disappear. Instead, it seemed to come alive, opening its mouth and roaring.
As it roared, the surrounding space rippled like water waves, vibrating.
Then, it began to collapse.
Accompanied by the chaos flames released by the phantom phoenix, the surroundings were burned into a void. Even some dimensional spaces attached to the nearby space were completely destroyed.
With a rumble, the phantom phoenix exploded, and the chaos flames surged outwards like a tidal wave.
Anything touched by even a wisp would be reduced to ashes, leaving nothing behind.
Seeing a large number of phoenixes about to perish in the sea of flames, the Chaos Divine Phoenix quickly used the power of its divine kingdom to suppress the chaos flames.
The Sun Divine Phoenix, the Tai Yin Divine Phoenix, the Undying Nether Phoenix, and others also used the power of their divine kingdoms to protect themselves, daring not to touch the chaos flames.
Every strand of chaos flame contained terrifying power, as if countless worlds were being destroyed under the chaos flames.
No one knew who released these chaos flames, but they were even stronger than those released by the Chaos Divine Phoenix.
The Chaos Divine Phoenix seemed to know something and stared intently into the distance.
The distant space-time continuously distorted, with the aura of the past and future intertwining.
A Chaos Divine Phoenix, strikingly similar to itself, broke through the limits of space-time and emerged from the distorted area.
Upon seeing this, Zheng Dong was shocked.
Like all the phoenix guards, he had not been burned to death by the recent chaos flames under the protection of the Chaos Divine Phoenix.
He had not expected that the enemy of the Chaos Divine Phoenix would be its future self.
According to the timeline, the Chaos Divine Phoenix was currently at the end of the mythical era.
Just as it entered the late mythical era, it encountered a calamity, and likely the greatest crisis it had ever faced.
Its future self was far more terrifying than the black-robed figure Zheng Dong had faced.
Its future self seemed to possess power beyond that of a Supreme Being. Before arriving, it had returned to the even more ancient past and devoured the Chaos Divine Phoenix that had just become a Supreme Being.
In other words, in this era, the past Chaos Divine Phoenix no longer existed.
Because of this, the Chaos Divine Phoenix knew that the past had changed and sensed that its future self would come to devour it.
As long as it devoured the current self, its future self would not only replace it but also gain world-destroying power, becoming the ultimate destroyer of this epoch.
The Sun Divine Phoenix, the Tai Yin Ghost Phoenix, the Undying Nether Phoenix, and other phoenixes with Sovereign-level strength were also filled with shock.
They had not expected that the enemy of the Chaos Divine Phoenix would be the Chaos Divine Phoenix itself.
Furthermore, it was a future self that had cultivated chaos flames to the extreme, deriving the power of world destruction.
They immediately lost confidence, a hint of panic appearing in their eyes.
They feared they would perish this time.
Was this how the Infinite Hell was also destroyed?
The Sun Divine Phoenix and the others recalled the tragic state of the Infinite Hell, becoming even more anxious.
They had originally thought that the twilight of the gods was still far away.
They thought that even if calamity struck, they could resolve it with their abilities.
They never expected that even Supreme Beings would fall.
They, who were usually high and mighty Sovereigns, were completely powerless against the calamity.
The future self of the Chaos Divine Phoenix also looked at the Chaos Divine Phoenix.
Its power was immense. Although it had broken through the limits of space-time and arrived in the present, it still had to endure terrifying space-time suppression.
Under space-time suppression, the power it could unleash was limited.
Even so, having devoured its past self, it could still easily deal with the Chaos Divine Phoenix.
"Actually, you are me, and I am you. To pursue the peak of power, to break through to Supreme Being, and to transcend this world, I believe you can completely let go of everything and let me devour you!" said the future self of the Chaos Divine Phoenix.
The Chaos Divine Phoenix was dismissive and replied with disdain:
"You are me, but I am not just you. You are merely one possibility of my future. Achieving ultimate power is not my only pursuit.
You want to devour me and take my place. Don't expect to capture me with a few words. Even if I die, I will never let you devour me!"
The chaos flames around the Chaos Divine Phoenix seethed, as if it had made up its mind to fight its future self to the death.
Similarly, after hearing its words, its future self revealed a look of disdain.
Their expressions were almost identical.
Then, its future self sneered:
"You don't want me to devour you and take your place, but you actually plan to revive yourself in the future!"
If the Chaos Divine Phoenix were devoured by its future self, there would be no hope of revival.
However, if it died, even if it self-destructed and left not a single drop of blood, it could still revive at a certain time through the means it had previously arranged.
The revived Chaos Divine Phoenix would be no different from the current Chaos Divine Phoenix.
The Chaos Divine Phoenix did not deny it.
After all, the one who understood it best was naturally itself.
It looked at its future self with a provocative expression.
So what if you know?
If you have the ability, come and devour me!
Having already accepted its impending death, the Chaos Divine Phoenix was fearless.
Previously, before seeing its future self, it had hoped to gather the strength of the phoenix clan to overcome this calamity, which was why it had summoned the Sun Divine Phoenix and others.
After seeing its future self, it had abandoned this idea.
The power of its future self exceeded its expectations, to the point where the Sun Divine Phoenix and other phoenixes were completely unable to help.
Seeing this, its future self did not hesitate to satisfy the Chaos Divine Phoenix and launched another attack.
This time, it unleashed its divine skill, Eternal Annihilation.
The powers of the past and future surged from the future self of the Chaos Divine Phoenix, forming strange transparent waves that spread outwards.
Wherever they passed, all the phoenixes collapsed to the ground before they could even react.
Their divine cores and souls were instantly destroyed.
Even the phoenixes with Sovereign-level strength, such as the Sun Divine Phoenix, the Tai Yin Ghost Phoenix, and the Undying Nether Phoenix, were powerless to resist.
The Sun Divine Phoenix, in its final moments, widened its eyes, filled with unwillingness.
It had been very careful, using various skills to defend itself thoroughly, like a silkworm cocooned in silk.
Even so, facing Eternal Annihilation, its divine core instantly collapsed and annihilated, and its soul followed suit, dissipating.
The Tai Yin Ghost Phoenix and the Undying Nether Phoenix suffered the same fate.
Facing Eternal Annihilation, the Chaos Divine Phoenix was also startled.
It had never expected its future self to merge the powers of the past and future.
Its attack not only affected the present but also the past and future space-times.
This was also why the Sun Divine Phoenix and other phoenixes could not defend against Eternal Annihilation.
The Chaos Divine Phoenix, however, endured Eternal Annihilation.
It did not die.
But it was severely wounded.
It knew that its future self unleashing Eternal Annihilation was intended to catch it off guard and then devour it.
Seeing its future self pounce, it did not hesitate and chose to self-destruct.
With a deafening explosion, the Chaos Divine Phoenix's body burst open, turning into a sea of flames that enveloped its future self.
The future self of the Chaos Divine Phoenix was severely wounded by the self-destruction of the Chaos Divine Phoenix. Facing the chaos flames formed by the Chaos Divine Phoenix's flesh and blood, it was also troubled.
It chose to return to the future space-time, not wanting to expend more power.
With a fluctuation of space-time, it disappeared from its original location.
I will come back to devour you. You will always revive, and the day you revive will be the day I devour you.
As for Zheng Dong, when facing Eternal Annihilation, he felt as if he had died.
This was merely an illusion.
He only felt in the state of a space-time illusion that the phoenix guard he transformed into had died.
The space-time illusion had not disappeared, and he was still lost within it.
Soon, the scene before him changed, and he found himself in a magnificent and grand palace.
He saw the Chaos Divine Phoenix again.
The Chaos Divine Phoenix sat on a throne, with the Sun Divine Phoenix, the Undying Nether Phoenix, and other Sovereign-level phoenixes standing below.
And he had actually become the Purgatory Divine Phoenix.
Zheng Dong was stunned.
Could he not escape the space-time illusion?
Was he destined to be lost here forever?
He tried to use the power of space-time laws.
Unfortunately, it was completely unusable.
He could only use the power of the Purgatory Divine Phoenix.
Unless the Purgatory Divine Phoenix mastered space-time power and had a deep understanding of space-time laws.
Zheng Dong was helpless.
He was like an observer, yet also like the real Purgatory Divine Phoenix.
He could clearly feel the gaze of the high and mighty Chaos Divine Phoenix fixed upon him.
"Purgatory Divine Phoenix, the corridor of time and space you offered is very useful to me. What reward do you desire?"
Zheng Dong had not expected that after obtaining the corridor of time and space, the Purgatory Divine Phoenix did not use it for itself but offered it to the Chaos Divine Phoenix.
The Chaos Divine Phoenix wanted the corridor of time and space to comprehend space-time laws, obtain space-time power, break through space-time limitations, and avoid the great calamity.
Zheng Dong was stunned. He was currently the Purgatory Divine Phoenix.
Instinctively, he blurted out:
"Ancestor, Purgatory desires nothing. The divine artifacts I possess are sufficient."
Under the effect of the space-time illusion, Zheng Dong felt as if he had truly said it.
In fact, he knew in his heart that this was what the Purgatory Phoenix at that time had said.
The Chaos Divine Phoenix was silent for a moment, then said:
"Since that is the case, give me a feather from your natal plumage. If you fall in the great calamity one day, I will help you revive."
The Purgatory Divine Phoenix was overjoyed.
With the Chaos Divine Phoenix's promise, it was equivalent to having a second life.
Of course, it had also made many arrangements for its revival.
Whether it could be revived or not, it did not have 100% certainty.
Even Nirvana rebirth was a nine-death, one-life situation, and not always successful.
With the Chaos Divine Phoenix's guarantee, it was different. As long as the Chaos Divine Phoenix did not die, its revival would be a certainty.
This also made the Sun Divine Phoenix, the Tai Yin Ghost Phoenix, and other phoenixes envious.
Then, the Chaos Divine Phoenix also displayed the corridor of time and space.
The corridor of time and space was like a scroll, seemingly connecting the past and the future.
Under the power of the Chaos Divine Phoenix, the corridor of time and space revealed visions of the future.
This immediately captured the attention of all the phoenixes.
Even the Chaos Divine Phoenix could not help but want to see how the future displayed by the corridor of time and space differed from its own deductions.
The Chaos Divine Phoenix's power poured into the corridor of time and space continuously.
The visions of the future kept changing.
The great calamity descended, and all laws collapsed.
The world became chaotic.
Subsequently, curse spirits appeared everywhere, and all things in the world continuously decayed and annihilated.
Even Sovereigns and Supreme Beings could not escape.
The land and sky grew smaller and smaller, time and space continuously merged, and the power everyone could wield grew weaker and weaker, but the crises they faced grew heavier.
In the end, even Sovereigns and Supreme Beings could only rely on the power of their physical bodies.
But as their physical bodies decayed and were submerged, everything would disappear and cease to exist.
Seeing this terrifying scene, even the Chaos Divine Phoenix was startled.
The Sun Divine Phoenix, the Tai Yin Divine Phoenix, the Undying Nether Phoenix, and many other Sovereign-level phoenixes were even more unwilling to believe all this displayed by the corridor of time and space.
They believed it to be a false space-time illusion.
At this moment, the Chaos Divine Phoenix, due to overexerting itself while activating the corridor of time and space, was actually injured. It spat out a mouthful of blood, which sprayed towards the corridor of time and space and was swept away by the surging space-time power of the corridor of time and space to an unknown place.
The Chaos Divine Phoenix's expression changed drastically, and it quickly let go of the corridor of time and space.
It had not expected to be injured by activating a top-tier divine artifact.
However, it seemed quite normal.
It had just peered into the future, and had also allowed many phoenixes in the hall to see it.
Even when it usually made its own deductions, it required a considerable price, let alone this time, when it had seen many things related to the future.
"None of you are allowed to speak of this matter. Furthermore, besides the Purgatory Divine Phoenix, all of you may leave!" said the Chaos Divine Phoenix.
After dismissing the other phoenixes, the Chaos Divine Phoenix looked at the Purgatory Divine Phoenix.
At this moment, Zheng Dong felt that the Chaos Divine Phoenix was completely different from before, as if it were no longer just the Chaos Divine Phoenix within the space-time illusion.
"Because of my greed, by peering into the future, I will encounter calamity soon!"
The Purgatory Divine Phoenix was filled with confusion, not understanding why the Chaos Divine Phoenix would say that.
Then, the Chaos Divine Phoenix explained further:
"Just now, some images appeared in my mind. Shortly after I broke through to Supreme Being, I was killed by myself."
This made the Purgatory Divine Phoenix even more confused.
Zheng Dong, however, understood the Chaos Divine Phoenix's meaning. Its future self had returned to the past and killed it.
But the current self in this time-space was still alive, yet it could sense it.
Could all of this be caused by the corridor of time and space?
Zheng Dong looked at the corridor of time and space.
As if responding to Zheng Dong's thoughts, the Chaos Divine Phoenix said again:
"All of this is related to the corridor of time and space. It caused my vital essence to flow into the future space-time, making my future self stronger and giving it the opportunity to return to the past!"
"Ancestor, it's all my fault for harming you!" the Purgatory Divine Phoenix quickly said.
The Purgatory Divine Phoenix had not expected that giving away a top-tier divine artifact would lead to such a situation.
The Chaos Divine Phoenix, however, did not care and shook its head.
"It has nothing to do with you. This is all due to the great calamity. Perhaps this divine artifact is also the key to overcoming this great calamity."
The key?
Zheng Dong looked at the corridor of time and space.
The Chaos Divine Phoenix's words also made him more interested in the corridor of time and space.
"You are also very curious about the corridor of time and space, aren't you?" said the Chaos Divine Phoenix.